Modern van fridges are energy efficient, well-insulated, and can be charged directly via solar power. However, advancements in 12v refrigerator technology over the past several years have given us many amazing options to choose from. They were bulky and ate up a lot of space and power. When most of us were growing up, the van fridges we used on vacation weren’t great. The Bodega Cooler RV Fridge gives you all the convenience you need, at a reasonable cost. Luckily, you no longer have to spend quite that much in order to keep your food and drinks ice cold.
(if you read the small print the 25% increase in efficiency they claim is actually compared to the old Waeco CR50, which we know was a really power hungry fridge).When you’re talking about a must-have appliance to make the most of van life, what’s the one piece of gear that every adventure van enthusiast can agree on? A good 12V fridge. A good 12V fridge is one of the biggest investments you’ll make when building your van but totally worth it! Keeping your food cold and fresh means bringing the comforts of home on the road.īy the time you’ve equipped your rig with the essentials, the last thing you may want to do is spend another $1000+ on one fridge (12 volt refrigerators aren’t cheap!!!).
It reached temperature faster, cycling on and off on the thermostat twice in the one hour test period and the condition of the battery remained higher than the other two fridges tested.Īlthough Dometic claim their CRX 50 is 25% more efficient, in this test by Magnum Motorhomes, the Dometic CRX proved to be less efficient in terms of both cooling time and battery draw than either the Vitrifrigo C51i or the DC-50. The Vitrifrigo C51i clearly outperformed in this test of 12 volt compressor fridges in both the speed and efficiency of cooling and power consumption. It also appeared to have the largest variation in temperature on the thermostat with the freezer temperature rising to -13.7⁰C with the fridge temperature continuing to drop to 1.2⁰C. The DC-50 took 48 minutes to reach temperature 4⁰C on the thermostat with the freezer at -24⁰C. The Dometic CRX50 took the longest to cool down and ran continuously the entire hour with the fridge temperature failing to get to 4⁰C, although the freezer was at -24⁰C. The Vitrifrigo C51i cooled fastest and stayed the coldest in the fridge, with the freezer compartment maintaining a temperature below -18⁰C. The battery level on the Vitrifrigo C51i remained the highest of the three fridges tested, reaching temperature quickest it cycled on and off twice on the maximum thermostat setting with the battery condition remaining closest to 12.5V. Thermometers were used to record the temperature from the middle of the fridge and the freezer compartment of each the 12V fridges and the battery voltage was checked throughout the test. The test was simple and straightforward, running all three fridges on their maximum thermostat setting at the same time from their own fully charged 110A/H battery.
To find out Lee decided to run his own test on three of the fridges that Magnum Motorhomes sell – the Dometic CRX50, our Vitrifrigo C51i and the Chinese DC-50. One question he is continually asked is which fridge is best? Specifically, which 12 volt compressor fridge will give them the best cooling and last longest on their 12V leisure battery.
#12 VOLT COMPRESSOR REFRIGERATOR RV INSTALL#
Lee at Magnum Motorhomes has been selling 12 volt compressor fridges for campervans and motorhomes for many years and understands the best way to specify and install them correctly. We have long maintained that Vitrifrigo fridges are the most power efficient 12 volt compressor fridges on the market so imagine how pleased we were when we found this test report from Magnum Motorhomes.
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